St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-14
At Clinton.

Cleveland and party reached Clinton at
10 a. nj. An immense crowd was at the
station to greet them. They were eS-
corted by the JacksOnians to Mrs. 0.
S.WiHiams' residence, where they were
greeted by prominent members of the
centennial committee and many Vener-
able citizens, while the parade of six
divisions was going over its route. In
the parade were chiefs descendants of
Indians who gave the site OF the village
to its fOunders) ShenandOa and DaXta4
ter. and over 100 OneidaS, with an
Indian lord from the OnOndaga reserva-
ton. Nearly all the available space
within the village limits is crowded
with spectators, and they are coming in
on every train and by every roadway.
After the parade the president spent an
hour in receiving callers at Mrs. VIII
iams' home. and over 1900 people were
presented. The exercises in the park
did not commence until nearly 2 o'clock
Rev. Henry Darling, president of Ham,
prayer. Rev. E. p. Powell then made.
an address of welcome, to which the
president responded as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS s SPEECH.
lam by no means certain of my standing
here among those who celebrate the centens
nial of Clinton's existence as village. NY
recollections of the place reach backward but
about thirty-siX years, and my residence here
covered very brief period. Bnt these recol-
lections are fresh and distinct to-day, and
pleasant, too, though not entirely free from
somber coloring. 1t was here III the school
at the foot of College hill that l began my
preparation for college life and enjoyed the
anticipation of collegiate education. We had
two teachers in our school. One became
afterward a judge in Chicago and the other
passed through the legal profession to the
ministry and within the last two years was
living father west. l read a little later with
two other boys in the class. / think ! floun-
dered through four books of the Eneid. The
other boys had nice large modern editions of
Virgil. with large print and plenty of notes TO
help one over the hard places Mine was
little old-fashioned copy which
MY FATHER USED BEFORE ME,
with no notes. and which was only translated
by hard knocks. l believe l have forgiven
these other boys for their persistent refusal
to allow me the use of their notes in their
books. At any rate, they do not seem to have
been overtaken by any dire retribution, as
one of them is now a rich and prosperous
professor in your college and orator
of to-day's celebration. Struggles with ten
lines of Virgil, which at first made up my
daily task. are amusing as remembered now,
but with them am also forced to remember
that instead of being the beginning of higher
education. for which honestly longed, they
occurred near the end of my school advant-
ages. This suggests disappointment which
no lapse of time can alleviate, and depriya-
ton have sadly felt with every passing year.
/ remember Beneni Butler and his store. l
don't know whether he was an habitual poet
or not but / have heard him recite one poem
of his own manufacture which embodied an
account of a travel to or from Clinton i'll the
early DAYS. L can recall but two lines OF the
poem, as follows:
.'Paris hill came next in sight,
And there we tarried over night"
remember the next door neighbOrs, DEs.
Bissell and Scallard-and good. kind neigh.
bors they were too. Not your cross, grabbed
kind, who could not bear to see boy about.
1t always seemed to me that they drove very
fine horses, and for that reason l thought
they must be extremely rich. l don't know
that should indulge in further recollections
that must seem very little like centennial
history, but l want to establish as well as
can my right to be here. might have spoken
of the college faculty who cast such pleas
ing though
SOBER SHADE OF DIGNITY
over the place, and who, with other educated
and substantial citizens, made up the best Of
social life. was boy then, but, nOtwith-
standing, believe l absorbed a lasting ap-
probation of the intelligence, of the refIfe
ment which made this delightful home. /
know that you will bear with me, my friends,
if yield to the impulse which the mention
of home creates and speak of my own home
mere. ana now, LurOugu lue uelQOTlSS WHICH
cluster about 1t, | may claim tender relas
tionship to your village. Here it was that
our family circle entire, parents and chill
dren. lived day after day in loving and affee-
tionate converse, and here for the last time.
we met around the family altar and thankeds
God that our household was unbroken by
death or separation. We never met together
in any other home after leaving this, and
death followed closely our departure; and as;
thus with advancing years survey the havoc.
y, Ioz thn nf. rlrrE
home become more and more sacred. The
remembrance of this pleasant spot SO related
is revived and chastened. / can only add
my thanks for the privilege of being with
you to-day and wish for the village of C1fH-
ton in the future g continuation and increase
of the blessings of the past.
Only one Grand Army of the Repub-'
lie post took part in the procession, and
that was the Clinton post. Prof. A. &.
Hopkins delivered the historical ad-
dress. Prof. Root the Grafton, and Gin!
ton Scollard, of Clinton, the poem. The
banquet will follow the literary eXers.
cises, about 4:30 Pm. Prof. F.. NJ.
Burdick will be master. President
Cleveland will respond to "Our Well,
come Guest from the White House," A
large number of ladies called upon
Mrs. Cleveland during her reception.
Utica is decorating handsomely for the
reception of the president this evening.
He will return at p. IN. and remain as
Senator Kernan'S guest until 2 a. m. to-
morrow, when he will leave for Forest
port.
AT THE BANQUET, {
in response to the toast, 1.-The President
of the United States," President Cleve-
land spoke as follows: II am inclined
to content myself on this oeca-
sion with an acknowledgements
on behalf of the people of the
United States of the compliment
which you have paid to the office which
represents their sovereignty, but such
an acknowledgement suggests an ideaJ
which cannot refrain from dwelling
upon for moment. That the Office of